This World: Season 2014
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of This World Season 10.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
The Tea Trail with Simon Reeve
Jan 12, 2014 · 60 min
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to Kenya and Uganda to uncover the stories behind Britain's favourite drink, meeting the people who pick, pack and transport tea.
The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve
Jan 26, 2014 · 60 min
Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the morning pick-me-up. He travels to the central highlands, where he meets the people who grow, pick and pack coffee.
How China Fooled the World - with Robert Peston
Feb 18, 2014 · 60 min
Robert Peston travels to China to investigate how the economic giant could actually be in trouble. It is a story of spending and investment on a scale never seen before.
Copacabana Palace
May 12, 2014 · 60 min
As Brazil prepares to host the World Cup, Copacabana Palace follows the lives of the staff and guests at one of Latin America's most iconic hotels.
The Secret Life of Your Clothes
Jul 14, 2014 · 60 min
Documentary in which Ade Adepitan explores the afterlife of some of the clothes we donate to charity shops. He follows the trail to Ghana, the biggest importer of our castoffs.
Clothes to Die For
Jul 21, 2014 · 60 min
Documentary about survivors of the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza, an eight-storey commerical building in Bangladesh, and the safety of the Bangladeshi garment industry.
Ireland's Lost Babies
Sep 17, 2014 · 60 min
Journalist Martin Sixsmith hears the moving stories of the parents and children involved in a transatlantic adoption run by the Irish Catholic Church during the 1950s and 60s.
Life in Solitary
Sep 21, 2014 · 60 min
Following attempts by the new warden of Maine State Prison to reform the practice of solitary confinement, which has seen inmates locked up alone for days, years or even decades.
Terror at the Mall
Sep 24, 2014 · 60 min
Revisiting the terrorist attack on Kenya's Westgate Shopping Mall in September 2013, when four gunmen killed 71 people. Featuring CCTV footage and interviews with the survivors.
Rwanda's Untold Story
Oct 1, 2014 · 60 min
Documentary series. This World reveals evidence that challenges the accepted story of one of the most horrifying events of the late 20th century, the Rwandan genocide.